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Plans to change the way early education is funded are included in the Government's consultation on school funding reform.
Nurseries and childminders in York have won their battle for more Government funding for the 30 hours’ childcare pilot.
A survey of parents carried out as part of the evaluation found that 90 per cent of them were aware of the 15-hour free entitlement.
The Early Years Alliance has filed a Freedom of Information request to local authorities in England amid concerns they are disregarding DfE guidance and refusing to fund providers at autumn 2019...
As providers increasingly move to charging parents of disadvantaged two-year-olds for ‘extras’, one local authority body has recommended settings refrain from doing so.
England's children’s commissioner is calling for a focus on early intervention and investment to cut poverty for pre-school children.
Angry parents and private nursery owners have won a reprieve on the funding of places for three-year-olds outside local authority provision after Dundee City Council backtracked on plans to stop...
Local authorities across England are being encouraged to review and develop play strategies in consultation with local stakeholders in order to secure their share of the Big Lottery Fund's (BLF) 155m...
The free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds with working parents will increase to 30 hours in 2017,but a trial is taking place next year. Charlotte Goddard meets some of those taking part